Do you think that living a hungry life is last century’s story? Well, it may be this century’s headline.

     The world has growing worries about a global food shortage. Right now, there are still 870 million hungry people in the world, according to a survey of the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization. Children can’t escape this, either. Around fifteen million children die of hungry each year.

     What’s causing food shortages? There are several reasons.

     There are now more droughts and floods. This is very harmful to farmers and their ability to grow food.

     Besides, with the growing population, feeding everyone becomes more difficult. There are a little more than seven billion people in the world. By 2050, the world population will be more than nine billion.

     Another reason is food waste. The average person throws away 50kg of food every year.

     How can we help with food shortages? The easiest way is to cut down on food waste.

     Next time before throwing away the food on your plate, just think how much work has been done to make it. By buying less, we waste less. This takes the pressure off producing so much food. And it helps to solve the problem of food shortage.xkb1.com

     You can also ask your schoolmates to join you.

     In 2013, researchers at Kansas State University in the US put up short anti-waste slogans(标语) in dining rooms “Think Before You Waste”. Guess what happened? Students wasted fifteen percent less food after that!

     The author of the study said, “You don’t need a huge activity to make a difference.”

Reasons of food shortage

1._________________________________

The growing population.

2.___________________________________

Ways of 3___________

4.___________________________________

Ask the other students to join in your anti-waste work.

Your understanding of the last sentence.

5.__________________________________


 语法选择 ,阅读下面短文,按照句子结构语法性和上下文连贯的要求,从26~35各题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项

As two women walked into a New Jersey hospital, they laughed. It showed the love that had held them together __1__ forty years as best friends. Although they were laughing, one of these ladies would soon put her life in danger __2__ her best friend.

   Patty Hurley and Eileen Riley met at high school and have been close friends ever since. But when Eileen, __3_ nurse, became ill with kidney (肾) disease, she didn’t go running to her friend — Patty came to help her, after __4_ Eileen was sick. “My kidneys are failing,” Eileen explained.

   “Can I give you one of mine?” __5__ the immediate reply.

   The offer was so simple __6__ Eileen thought she had heard wrong. But Patty repeated she was willing to help, and their journey to the operating table began.

   Eileen always knew that her friend would help. She said __7__, “When Patty makes a promise, she keeps _8__.”

   The operation went ahead in May, and both women are now very healthy and __9__ than ever.

   “There are no words to describe __10__ amazing this woman is,” Eileen said afterwards. “She gave me my life.”

1. A. in          B. for             C. since           D. with

2. A. save        B. saved           C. saves           D. to save

3. A. a        B. an               C. the            D. /

4. A. hear      B. heard            C. hearing        D. to hear

5. A. came      B. comes           C. come          D. coming

6. A. as         B. which           C. that           D. until

7. A. simple     B. simply           C. simpler        D. simplest

8. A. it          B. them            C. its            D. ones

9. A. closest     B. most close       C. closer          D. closely

10. A. so        B. why            C. what           D. how

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